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Offline bowmo

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slab knife...
« on: December 22, 2008, 02:17:00 pm »
i dont love slabs, kinda boring, but got a nice group of them on ebay for cheap...although not the type of obsidian that was shown in the pictures but i spose still nice enough.

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Re: slab knife...
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2008, 03:20:04 pm »
Looks great from where I'm sitting :)
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Re: slab knife...
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2008, 06:07:25 pm »
  Looks good to me, Dan. I really like that Mahogany Obsidian
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Re: slab knife...
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2008, 07:59:30 pm »
hey dan i bought some too,probably some the same lot and seller,have not done anything with em yet due the holidays and work. are slabs harder to work than a flake or spall?
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Offline bowmo

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Re: slab knife...
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2008, 01:15:08 pm »
thanks guys.

ricochet: nope much easier...too easy really. the hard part to learn with knapping is getting them thin...the saw does that that for you with slabs

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Re: slab knife...
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2008, 05:44:05 am »
Very nice work. :)
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